And thus, it came to pass that Poland, of all the countries in the world, would be the first one from which I did two videos on separate trips. The reason that the camera's shaking so damn much may very well be that my body, at the time, was still in the process of cleansing itself of all the...
Since I went digital nomad and started seeing the world and visiting UNESCO world heritage sites, I've gotten the impression that the criteria for becoming one such seem to be getting more and more loose by the year. Much like the criteria for whoever gets inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
We've been celebrating New Year's in Egypt this time around. And apart from seeing temples and pyramids and, you know, celebrating New Year's and all, we're at this really bitchin' hotel.
Here we are at a traditional German Christmas market and OHMYGOD LOOKIT HOW CUTE KATHLEEN IS WITH THAT LITTE WINTER CAP A-AAAWWWWWWWW
Just in case you're reading this before watching the video, I'm not gonna mention the name of the city here. But I will give you the same hints as in the video:
Yeah, you may wanna turn up your device lights and sound for this one. This time, we're chilling by the beach after sunset on a Greek island that virtually just got deserted overnight, and it's getting darker and darker due to that whole thing with the sun setting and all.
Finally, Kathleen comes to visit me in Tbilisi, and we start to turn the last horrendous six weeks' shitshow around. Here, we're celebrating our penultimate night in a place I started out liking but that I've ended up hating due to this last month and a half of horrible experiences.
The title says a lot this time around.
Back in Tbilisi, Georgia (the country, you idiot). Not for the regular explorative purposes, though, but because I've gone ahead and bought a damn metal bar here.
Yes, here we finally are in Hamburg. Not for long, though, because as I'm saying, I'm moving on down south pretty soon. (Actually, southeast, but stay tuned for an update on that.) And sorry about those cars in the background. We tried to stop them.
Yes, here we are again – this time on Lake Skadar in Montenegro, bordering up to Albania.
Yes, here's that lovely girl with the irresistible German accent again – this time with me in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Here I am by Castle Schönbrunn in warm, wealthy, wonderful Vienna. I'm actually on my way to Bratislava, but as it turns out, Bratislava's kinda hard to access directly. So I pitstopped in Vienna for a coupla nights. And, the enduring July heat and humidity notwithstanding, this place is breathtaking.
Yeah, that Luxembourg video? Here's why it never came.
Here we are in Liechtenstein, surrounded by animals.
This is how calm and zen I am after 10 days of merciless introspection, emotional regression, physical endurance, mental and physical purification, and not a single damn beer.
Here we are in Kraków, which is probably the best-kept bigger city in Poland. – Which, again, is probably the most overlooked country I've ever been to.
Yes: The sumbitch FINALLY got himself some new sunglasses. You can all breathe normally again. And possibly do other shit normally. Like, shit normally. I dunno.
Here we are in classy little Potsdam, about a half-hour drive southwest of wonderful Berlin. Probably shoulda gone during a sunnier time of the year, but like I'm saying in the video, we were there for a certain concert.
Last stop, last hotel, and last video from Southeast Asia. This time, we're looking back and doing a bit of evaluation of a true lifetime experience.
Yeah, remember that secret country from our last video? We went to Malaysia to celebrate my birthday. However, amongst other observations, here's why that didn't exactly turn out as planned. (And this is where my comments about recovering from food poisoning on that last video should start making sense).
Yes, still with the dumb sunglasses. I'm sorry for all of us.
Yes, just so you're prepared, my old sunglasses had to go and fall apart like a childhood dream during a college exam period. I only have these with me, and everything's kinda... not that cheap in Cambodia so far, so we'll have to stick these ones out together for a while.
Yep, Belinda Carlisle was right: Heaven, in fact, IS a place on Earth, and it just so happens to be a small city in northern Laos:
Seeing as how the entire region of Southeast Asia has this raging collective hard-on for Buddha, they built a park with a whole lot of Buddha statues – supposedly because they thought they had enough temples. Anyway, here's what it looks like with yours truly in there:
Ever visited one of those places where those little fish eat the dead skin on your feet?
While my lovely assistant is out exploring Hanoi on our last day here, yours truly is stuck in bed with a bad case of stomach bug. And while I'm bummed out about missing the walking tour I was supposed to attend, I'm taking the opportunity to explain why Hanoi is still my least favorite part of Vietnam so far:
Here's what it looks like on a small river in Vietnam:
Back in Spain, only this time I have my lovely assistant with me, and we're in Granada to see the country's biggest tourist attraction:
Here we are at the Big Rock Cand... I mean, the Candy Cane Mountains – one out of several wicked nature sights that make Azerbaijan well worth a visit.
